Stop
- Stop is a command used in computer programming to terminate the execution of a program or a specific process.
- In the context of web development, stop is often used to refer to the action of halting the loading or processing of a web page.
- When a user clicks on the stop button on their browser, it sends a signal to the web browser to immediately cease any ongoing requests and stop rendering the page.
- Stop is also commonly used in the context of networking, where it denotes the termination of a connection or transmission.
- For example, when a file transfer is interrupted, the user may choose to stop the transfer to prevent further data loss.